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Phishing email still remains one of the top malware propagation medium. Recently, we came across an interesting phishing email containing couple of Jumpshare links pointing to malicious components. Jumpshare is an online file sharing service and often cyber criminals abuse these kind of file sharing services. Upon clicking on one of the links in…

MalwareBytes Security

Securing the MSP: their own worst enemy

January 30, 2020 admin Advanced Persistent Threat, Advanced persistent threats, APT, breach, credential management, credentials, data breach, hacking, managed service provider, MSP, msps, Opinion, phishing

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000

Behind each cyberattack on the MSP is typically a system left unpatched, asset management undone, security officer not hired, or board who sees investment in security as a cost center rather than a long-term investment.

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Opinion

Tags: advanced persistent threat advanced persistent threats APT breach credential management credentials data breach hacking managed service provider MSP MSPs phishing

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MalwareBytes Security

Spear phishing 101: what you need to know

January 29, 2020 admin 101, Business, malspam, organisation, organization, organizations, phish, phishing, SCAM, smishing, Social engineering, spam, spear phish, spear phishing, whaling

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 18:50:01 +0000

We look at the threat of spear phishing, why it’s such a problem, and what organizations can do to lessen the chance of a successful attack.

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Social engineering

Tags: 101 business malspam organisation organization organizations phish phishing scam smishing Social Engineering spam spear phish spear phishing whaling

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Security Sophos

Gezielte Phishing-Attacken auf dem Vormarsch – diese Tipps schieben den Riegel vor

January 28, 2020 admin Corporate, phishing, spearphishing

Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 12:19:11 +0000

Aktuelle Phishingwellen beweisen es – die Cyberkriminellen sind kreativ. Nun muss man sich zum Beispiel auch vor Phishing-SMS-Nachrichten in Acht nehmen: im Namen von DHL werden aktuell Kurznachrichten verschickt mit dem Hinweis, dass ein Paket im Verteilerzentrum liege und für zwei Euro dieses seinen Weg weiterführen könne. Über einen Link soll der Empfänger dann diesen […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/WNDU5Sh4zvs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Kaspersky Security

Web-threat protection and targeted attacks

January 22, 2020 admin APT, Business, enterprise, phishing, SMB, web

Credit to Author: Oleg Gorobets| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 21:18:27 +0000

Web threats are actively used in targeted attacks, so their neutralization should be an integral part of APT defense strategy.

Security Sophos

High-profile events are opportunities to determine security readiness

January 15, 2020 admin APT, Iran, LOL, Patch Tuesday, patching, phishing, shamoon, SophosLabs

Credit to Author: Chester Wisniewski| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:00:38 +0000

While the likelihood you might be targeted by a nation-state is low, preparing for such a circumstance might still be a useful strategy<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/mlgSNlflJNI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>